Location: The location is just off Wears Valley Road, a couple minutes off the parkway and convenient to all the Pigeon Forge attractions. The convenience factor is excellent, but the campground is a postage sized plot of land sandwiched between some apartments, another campground, a busy highway, and a creek. It's not exactly scenic here, not a park like setting with mature trees . . . really it's just a few small patches of grass and gravel with the plus of having a creek you can walk down and look at if you take the notion. The tent sites look pretty good, and the friendly owners have done all they can to brighten up the place, but it is what it is.
 |
| The RV Sites |
 |
| A Tent Site |
Facilities: The laundry facilities are okay. I've used the dryers here pretty often, but I like the longer cycles on the washing machines at the local laundry mat. Fortunately, I have a washer in the rv, and I try not to let the laundry pile up to the point where I need to wash several loads at a time very often. The biggest disappointment at Waldens Creek Campground is the bathrooms. I'm sure they clean them regularly, but at some point things (specifically tile) need a good deep cleaning or better yet, replacing. The ladies side of the bathhouse includes three showers, two potties and two sinks. I might be a little bit paranoid, but I don't like the idea of not having a secure lock on the door when using a public shower. Luckily for us, we've only needed to use their showers once.
 |
| The Laundry Room |
 |
| The Ladies Bathhouse |
Utilities: Fortunately, we have had no problems with the hookups here. They seem to be pretty well maintained. The wifi, on the other hand, has not been dependable. The kids have just started online school, so it looks like we might have to pull up stakes and move back to the campground we were in earlier where the wifi was always working. The other campground is quite a hike from Pigeon Forge, positioned closer to Townsend on "the Peaceful Side of the Smokies," but we can live with that.
Sites and Neighbors: There are a handful of long-term residents here. At least, there are several that were here when we arrived and who have not yet left. This is not an issue, as none of them have junk piled up on their site or anything like that. We have seen a nice mix of fancy, expensive rigs and older ones like ours. The neighbors have always been fairly quiet, friendly but not intrusive. The sites are tight with no fire rings but are fairly level. The owners keep the campground clean and the grass mowed.
Overall, Walden Creek Campground has been a decent stopover. I would stay again if I didn't need dependable wifi simply because of the value for the money.
Please support RV Road Ready by using my link to shop Amazon. Shop Amazon Now
